- An historic, statewide rent-control bill is headed to Governor Newsom's desk. The bill, AB 1482, caps rent increases on buildings more than 15 years old at 5% per year. [NBC Bay Area]
- Following Wednesday's story about recalled judge Aaron Persky taking a job coaching a girls' tennis team in San Jose, he's been fired. The high school responded to a petition for his removal, which stemmed from his controversial sentencing decision in the Brock Turner rape case. [ABC 7]
- Two brothers were arrested in southeastern Wisconsin on Wednesday after their bootleg marijuana vape cartridge operation was busted. The brothers had 31,000 illegally filled cartridges ready to ship, and it's not yet clear if their products were connected with the spate of lung illnesses that has killed six. [CNN / KRON 4]
- Juror No. 1 in the Ghost Ship case, Megan Thierry, says she's upset she was dismissed. She was dismissed for failing to report that another juror texted her to try to sway her vote on convicting Max Harris (she wanted to convict both defendants). [NBC Bay Area]
- And SFPD motorcycle officer was injured Wednesday afternoon in a collision at 15th and Sanchez, in Duboce Triangle. [Examiner]
- Two separate incidents caused major BART delays Wednesday — a person was struck by a train at Bay Fair Station, and an equipment problem just before 6 p.m. caused major delays on the Dublin/Pleasanton line. [Bay City News]
- Delays continue at SFO, though wind conditions are improving late in the week and helping ease some delays. [Chronicle]
- Four people have been arrested in connection with the killing of an elderly man in San Jose. [CBS SF]
- A Times columnist has some advice for Kamala Harris at tonight's debate. [NYT]
- The Giants lost to the Pirates Wednesday night in front of their smallest crowd since 2010 — which was still over 26,000 people. [Examiner]
- Not shockingly, the biggest drinkers among NFL fans are Raiders and Saints fans. [ABC 7]
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